Discuss how archaeologists know that something is a tool. What information can be determined from which methods? What areas of hominin lifestyles remain speculative?
What will be an ideal response?
1. Experimentation
2. Microscopic analysis and polish
3. Marks on animal bones
4. Areas for speculation—childcare and marriage, ritual, religion
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Secret societies are found primarily in which type of society?
A) Chiefdom B) State C) Band D) Tribe E) Stratified society
Studies of the baboon are of special interest to students of human evolution because:
A. the common ancestor of humans and the apes was a baboon-like form B. baboons make tools and hunt for meat C. baboons occupy a habitat similar to that occupied by the early hominins D. none of these
Changes in clothing styles throughout a person's life is an example of __________
a. globalization b. the holistic approach c. culture change d. transformation
This chapter describes various ways in which dominant members of society exert control over a population by resorting to indirect or even covert means. What are some examples of this? What concepts have some come up with to understand the social dynamics that arise from these situations? Can you think of some contemporary examples of the use of these means of control?
What will be an ideal response?